stoop to something phrasal verb (see also stoop)
to do something bad or morally wrong, which you do not normally do
stoop to doing something
I didn’t expect you to stoop to lying.
stoop to sb’s/that level
Don’t stoop to her level.

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stoop to
stoop to (something)
to do something that makes your moral standards lower.
They have stooped to using threats of violence in order to get their way.

Usage notes: often used in the forms stoop to someone's level or stoop to the level of dong something:
The president shouldn't stoop to the level of exchanging insults.

Etymology: from the literal meaning of stoop (= to bend forward and down to make yourself smaller)

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stoop to something
stoop to (something)
to do something that makes your moral standards lower.
They have stooped to using threats of violence in order to get their way.

Usage notes: often used in the forms stoop to someone's level or stoop to the level of dong something:
The president shouldn't stoop to the level of exchanging insults.

Etymology: from the literal meaning of stoop (= to bend forward and down to make yourself smaller)

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stoop to
to do something that is beneath one
I do not plan to stoop to ask my friend for money for food.

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